The Educator

Anne van Alkemade
Author: Anne van Alkemade
Word Count: 151
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The Educator

for the Flash Fiction weekend challenge

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Flash Fiction

The annoying prat’s always lecturing me like it’s his lot in life to educate me. “Just lift up that rock, Ruby, and see what you can find underneath; wow there’s a centipede”. And the rest. “No, that’s not how you plant roses, fill the hole first with dry manure to feed them; I like to dry my glasses with the old tea towel, polishing in a circular motion. No, that’s not how you mop the floor, use boiling hot water. Hey, let’s spend the day down by the river and see what we can find under the rocks.” So that’s what we did. We went down there, I took my wedding ring off and put it under a rock. I said “hey Phillip, look what I found under a rock.” The short sighted git leaned down and guess what? That’s where I found his head, under another, heavier rock.

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    OMG…......I was not expecting that….even though the prat deserved it.

    Wonderful writing, Anne :)))

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    Thanks Lisa. LOL … don’t you just wish sometimes when you meet someone like that!!!

  • Alison Pearce

    Alison Pearce

    Great twist!!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    :o) thank you Alison.

  • Lawford

    Lawford

    Is that a confession?
    Or an I wish I did it dream?

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    I aint confessin to nuffink

  • Chanel2

    Chanel2

    Ouch, that was a bit of a twist!
    I still got nothing…. :(

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    oh, by the way, meant to tell you that the hazy look in my eyes yesterday when I said I’d thought of something …it wasn’t this story!! In other words, this was not inspired by you Chanel dear!!!! LOL.

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    Working through a few issues, are we???

    Bloody brilliant writing, by the way!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    hehehehe, nar, not really. It’s a ‘what if’ sort of Scrubs moment.

  • Chanel2

    Chanel2

    Haha, Whew!
    I was wondering, if Anne suggests the river for next meet up…LOL!!

  • Jeannette Sheehy

    Jeannette Sheehy

    excellent!! what an ending and in only 150 words! :)

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    Thanks Jeanette. Glad you enjoyed.

  • Rhinovangogh

    Rhinovangogh

    Ow ooh! Such simmering rage. Crushed head for being a twit? I am going to watch my wife more closely now…And I will not be lifting any rocks soon! Cheers, Rhino

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annoying, flower, nag, rock and stone